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Meaning of split-finger fastball | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A moderate rotation speed backspin pitch thrown with a ball gripped between the index finger and middle finger; it has good velocity, may have a precessing spin, and sinks as it approaches the plate.

Equivalents

Examples

“His strikeout pitch was his split-finger fastball.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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